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Black farmers denied 1.2B payment despite spotlight
The Senate again blocked a 1.2 billion payout to black farmers owed for decades of Agriculture Department discrimination. The measure was stripped from an emergency funding bill, delaying relief for thousands and adding to disputes over how to fund settlements alongside Indian landowner claims.
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Shirley Sherrod
John Boyd
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Tom Vilsack
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Barack Obama
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